This thesis work of Modekurti Venkata.Satyanarayana for his Ph.D., entitled Chandassastramu-Avatarana âVikasamu. The Origin and Development of Prosody in Telugu has been a solid contribution to scholarships. The Thesis is a thorough study of Telugu Prosody and Prosodial works tracing their indebtedness to Sanskrit and Prakrit writers on Prosody like Pingala and Bharatamuni.